wrong low disk space warning

[gln]

I get a 'low disk space' warning in XP (SP2). When I check in Windows
Explorer it shows low disk space. When I reboot I get the space back. This
process needs to be repeated every day now (the time between reboots has
been getting shorter, it used to be every week before). The hard drive is
actually 50% empty. I'm running windows XP Home. I run Norton's antivirus
and it shows no viruses. I run SpyBot and AdAware with no spyware detected.
I have run checkdisk and bad sectors were corrected. I have run Registry
First Aid (a program that detects and corrects bad links in the Registry).
The hard drive has been defragmented. I run Norton's firewall. I have
checked the processes running using the Task Manager and they all seem valid
processes. The computer is taking a long time to reboot, about 4 - 5
minutes. I have deleted the pagefile and recreated one in case it was
corrupted. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge Base and Internet but
have not found any guidance. Any ideas?

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George Navarrete
(e-mail address removed)
Home: 305-238-8388
Office: 305-375-4504
Fax: 305-238-4088
8961 SW 124 St. Miami, FL 33176

 

[Wesley Vogel]

65. Disable Low Disk Space Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or use Tweak UI.

Tweak UI
[+] Taskbar and Start menu
Warn when now on disk space

Warn when now on disk space
[[This controls whether a balloon tip appears when Explorer detects that a
drive is running low on available disk space. Only administrators will
receive this warning. You must log off and back on to this setting to take
effect.]]

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

 

[gln]

thanks for the reply. used tweak UI to un-check "warn when low on disk
space". rebooted. still can see available space shrink in windows explorer.
starts at 31.8 GB after reboot. within 5 minutes is down to 31.4.


--

George Navarrete
(e-mail address removed)
Home: 305-238-8388
Office: 305-375-4504
Fax: 305-238-4088
8961 SW 124 St. Miami, FL 33176

65. Disable Low Disk Space Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or use Tweak UI.

Tweak UI
[+] Taskbar and Start menu
Warn when now on disk space

Warn when now on disk space
[[This controls whether a balloon tip appears when Explorer detects that a
drive is running low on available disk space. Only administrators will
receive this warning. You must log off and back on to this setting to take
effect.]]

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

I get a 'low disk space' warning in XP (SP2). When I check in Windows
Explorer it shows low disk space. When I reboot I get the space
back. This process needs to be repeated every day now (the time
between reboots has been getting shorter, it used to be every week
before). The hard drive is actually 50% empty. I'm running windows
XP Home. I run Norton's antivirus and it shows no viruses. I run
SpyBot and AdAware with no spyware detected. I have run checkdisk and
bad sectors were corrected. I have run Registry First Aid (a program
that detects and corrects bad links in the Registry). The hard drive
has been defragmented. I run Norton's firewall. I have checked the
processes running using the Task Manager and they all seem valid
processes. The computer is taking a long time to reboot, about 4 - 5
minutes. I have deleted the pagefile and recreated one in case it
was corrupted. I have searched the Microsoft Knowledge Base and
Internet but have not found any guidance. Any ideas?

 

[Martin Edwards]

Have you tried finding the files that have increased in size? Else you can
check that it isn't norton antivirus that has the norton recycle bin
enabled - it has a way of keeping old deleted files.

/Martin Edwards

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Norton Recycle Bin???

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

thanks for the reply. used tweak UI to un-check "warn when low on
disk space". rebooted. still can see available space shrink in
windows explorer. starts at 31.8 GB after reboot. within 5 minutes
is down to 31.4.



George Navarrete
(e-mail address removed)
Home: 305-238-8388
Office: 305-375-4504
Fax: 305-238-4088
8961 SW 124 St. Miami, FL 33176

65. Disable Low Disk Space Message
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or use Tweak UI.

Tweak UI
[+] Taskbar and Start menu
Warn when now on disk space

Warn when now on disk space
[[This controls whether a balloon tip appears when Explorer detects
that a drive is running low on available disk space. Only
administrators will receive this warning. You must log off and back
on to this setting to take effect.]]

Download TweakUI here >>>

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Tweak UI
TweakUI.exe
===========

Tweak UI for Windows XP Guide
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In

I get a 'low disk space' warning in XP (SP2). When I check in
Windows Explorer it shows low disk space. When I reboot I get the
space back. This process needs to be repeated every day now (the
time between reboots has been getting shorter, it used to be every
week before). The hard drive is actually 50% empty. I'm running
windows XP Home. I run Norton's antivirus and it shows no viruses.
I run SpyBot and AdAware with no spyware detected. I have run
checkdisk and bad sectors were corrected. I have run Registry
First Aid (a program that detects and corrects bad links in the
Registry). The hard drive has been defragmented. I run Norton's
firewall. I have checked the processes running using the Task
Manager and they all seem valid processes. The computer is taking a
long time to reboot, about 4 - 5 minutes. I have deleted the
pagefile and recreated one in case it was corrupted. I have
searched the Microsoft Knowledge Base and Internet but have not
found any guidance. Any ideas?